Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You!

1h 38m · 2017 · Directed by Kunihiko Yuyama · 3.3 / 5 on Letterboxd

Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You! (2017) runs 1h 38m, directed by Kunihiko Yuyama. It is one of 3,647 films in the 100 Minute Movies catalog — every one rated 3.0 or higher by Letterboxd members and short enough to finish in an evening.

Ash Ketchum wakes up late one morning after having broken his alarm clock in his sleep. He eventually makes it to Professor Oak's lab, but is told that the three starter Pokémon, Bulbasaur, Squirtle, and Charmander, have already been taken by Trainers who were on time. However, Oak reveals that he has one more Pokémon, an Electric-type named Pikachu. Despite its volatile and feisty personality, as well as its refusal to get inside a Poké Ball, Ash happily takes Pikachu for his journey.

Genres: Family, Animation, Adventure, Fantasy

No US streaming listed when we last checked (9 July 2026). Availability changes often.